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KNOX – Will climate fears douse the flames in the house that May built?

July 25, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE 2011 FEDERAL ELECTION campaign coincided with the Canucks’ run to the Stanley Cup finals. So, it was no surprise when those on stage at an all-candidates forum in [Continue]

KNOX – Dampening the mood on progress against the pandemic

July 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

BEING A GLASS-ONE-FIFTH-EMPTY kind of guy, I had to dampen the mood. It came Friday as Island Health celebrated the injection of its millionth dose of COVID vaccine. “Who [Continue]

KNOX – Shaken by a handshake – the future of post-pandemic protocols

July 11, 2021 // 1 Comment

I SHOOK SOMEONE’S HAND this week. It felt like I cheated on my wife. Really, after a year and a half of self-conscious elbow bumps and sheepish head nods, it seemed wrong. [Continue]

KNOX – One last current events quiz as the school year comes to a close

June 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

GOOD MORNING, CLASS. As the school year ends, please note that studies warn the “summer slide” — that is, the loss of knowledge during vacation — typically costs [Continue]

KNOX – A Father’s Day tale: how Francis Rattenbury’s son overcame family tragedy

June 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

EVEN WITHOUT THE MURDER, it would have been hard to live under the weight of his famous but scandal-tinged father’s name. Yet John Rattenbury, orphaned by homicide and [Continue]

KNOX – ‘Your call is important to us, please stay on the line’

June 13, 2021 // 0 Comments

I GOT A MESSAGE from Facebook this morning. “Jack,” it began, “we care about you and the memories that you share.” Enclosed, thoughtfully, was a photo I had posted [Continue]